Living in the Path Online: Transforming Kaka into Gold

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Living in the Path
Online
Realizing the Lamrim, Lojong: Transforming Kaka into Gold

Overview

Living in the Pathis
an online program taught exclusively by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the spiritual
director of the FPMT. Many of the modules are extracted from Rinpoche’s explanations
of the topics of the lamrim – the teachings on the stages of the path to
enlightenment according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Lama
Tsongkhapa (Gelug). Other modules cover specific practices intended to help us
purify our negative karma and create the merit necessary to actualize the
lamrim topics.

Prerequisites

Living in the Path
is ideal for anyone who wishes to deepen their personal practice and develop
the realizations of the path to enlightenment by relying on Lama Zopa
Rinpoche’s heart advice and teachings. However, as Rinpoche’s teachings often
assume familiarity with the topics of the lamrim, it is advisable to have done
some prior study of the lamrim, such as by having completed some or all of the
modules of Discovering
Buddhism.

Course Contents

In this module of Living in the Path, Lama Zopa
Rinpoche explains the practice of lojong,
often translated as “thought transformation” or “mind training.” Although all
the Buddha’s teachings are a type of lojong, given that they are meant to be
used to transform or train the mind, the particular lojong taught here is that
of using problems, including even cancer and impending death, in the path to
enlightenment. Rather than disliking and rejecting problems, Lama Zopa
Rinpoche’s lojong teachings show us how to embrace them and make them
worthwhile and beneficial for ourselves and others. This teaching includes an
explanation of tonglen, the practice
of taking-and-giving, which Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes as “the best puja you
can do in your life.”

Course Materials

This module of Living in the Path consists of 45 pages of lightly
edited transcripts accompanied by five short video excerpts drawn from teachings
given at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, on February 5th, 2017.

Chapters: Introduction

1. Lojong Makes Your Mind So Happy

2. Cherish Even One Sentient Being3. Lojong is to Like Suffering

4. Lojong Advice from the Great
Masters

5. Practice Lojong with Tonglen

Videos: Video 1: Blame Your Self-Cherishing Video 2: Cherish Even Those who Turn into an Enemy Video 3: The Selfish Mind Makes
Everything into an Enemy Video 4: Experience Your Problem on
Behalf of All Sentient Beings Video 5: Tonglen is the Best Puja

To help deepen your personal understanding and experience of
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings, they are supplemented with:

points
for reflection at the beginning of each chapter

guidelines
for meditation at the end of each chapter

mindfulness
practices for keeping the teachings present
throughout the day

a service
practice to benefit others

Important information about your order of online materials: Following your purchase of an online course, you will
receive an email with a link to a webpage to download a PDF document
which will contain the enrollment key for the course and instructions on
how to access the course on the FPMT Online Learning Center.

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Dharma items are offered with the wish to benefit others. The mind should not view them in an ordinary way, i.e. as goods to be bought and sold. We provide these items to make more Dharma available and to support FPMT charitable projects. Please see FPMT store's policy.

Dharma items are offered with the wish to benefit others. The mind should not view them in an ordinary way, i.e. as goods to be bought and sold. We provide these items to make more Dharma available and to support FPMT charitable projects. Please see FPMT store's policy.

Dharma items are offered with the wish to benefit others. The mind should not view them in an ordinary way, i.e. as goods to be bought and sold. We provide these items to make more Dharma available and to support FPMT charitable projects. Please see FPMT store's policy.

Dharma items are offered with the wish to benefit others. The mind should not view them in an ordinary way, i.e. as goods to be bought and sold. We provide these items to make more Dharma available and to support FPMT charitable projects. Please see FPMT store's policy.